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单词 perfunctorily
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
per•func•to•ry /pɚˈfʌŋktəri/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. performed or done as a routine duty:perfunctory introductions.
  2. without interest or enthusiasm:a perfunctory speaker.
per•func•to•ri•ly, adv.: He introduced us perfunctorily and rushed off to the other guests.See -funct-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
per•func•to•ry  (pər fungktə rē),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. performed merely as a routine duty;
    hasty and superficial:perfunctory courtesy.
  2. lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm;
    indifferent or apathetic:In his lectures he reveals himself to be merely a perfunctory speaker.
  • Late Latin perfūnctōrius negligent, superficial, derivative of perfungī to do one's job, be done, equivalent. to per- per- + fung-, base of fungī to perform, function + -tōrius -tory1
  • 1575–85
per•functo•ri•ly, adv. 
per•functo•ri•ness, n. 
    • 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged negligent, heedless, thoughtless, uninterested.
    • 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged careful, diligent.

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